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Veterans of The Liberation Struggle Act (CHAPTER 1712)
Veterans of The Liberation Struggle Act (CHAPTER 1712)
PART I
Preliminary
Section
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
PART II
Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board
3. Establishment of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board.
4. Functions of Board.
5. Powers of Board.
6. Reports of Board.
7. Office of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle, Chief Director thereof and staff.
8. Powers of vetting officers.
9. Appeals to Board.
10. Appeals from decisions of Board.
11. Minister may give policy directions to Board.
PART III
Schemes and Fund for Veterans of the Liberation Struggle
12. Benefits and establishment of schemes.
13. Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Fund.
14. Income of Fund.
15. Object of Fund.
16. Application of Fund.
17. Holding of Fund.
18. Payments out of Fund.
19. Accounts and audit of Fund.
20. Internal auditor
PART IV
Rights and Benefits of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle
21. Resettlement benefit for veterans of the liberation struggle.
22. Beneficiary to report receipt of assistance from any other source.
23. Repayment of sums overpaid.
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PART V
General
Section
24. Bilateral and multilateral co-operation.
25. Regulations.
26. Offences and penalties.
27. Repeals, savings and transitional provisions.
SCHEDULE: Provisions Applicable to the Board.
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ZIMBABWE
ACT
AN ACT to provide for rights and benefits of veterans of the liberation
struggle and their dependants; to provide for the establishment of a
Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board and its functions; to provide
for the establishment of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Fund; to
repeal the War Veterans Act [Chapter 11:15]; to repeal the Ex-Political
Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees Act [Chapter 17:10] and to provide
5 for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
WHEREAS sections 3(1)(i), 3(2)(i)(iv), 23 and 84 of the Constitution provide as
follows—
3. (1) Zimbabwe is founded on respect for the following values and principles—
(i) recognition of and respect of the liberation struggle.
3. (2) the principles of good governance, which bind the state and all institutions
and agencies of government at every level, include—
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(i) recognition of the rights of—
(iv) veterans of the liberation struggle;
23. (1) the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level
must accord due respect, honour and recognition to veterans of the liberation struggle,
15 that is to say—
(a) those who fought in the War of Liberation;
(b) those who assisted the fighters in the War of Liberation; and
(c) those who were imprisoned, detained or restricted for political reasons
during the liberation struggle.
(2) The State must take reasonable measures, including legislative measures,
for the welfare and economic empowerment of veterans of the liberation struggle.
84. (1) Veterans of the liberation struggle, that is to say—
(a) those who fought in the War of Liberation;
(b) those who assisted the fighters in the War of Liberation; and
(c) those who were imprisoned, detained or restricted for political reasons
during the liberation struggle;
are entitled to due recognition for their contribution to the liberation of Zimbabwe, and
to suitable welfare such as pensions and access to basic health care.
(2) An Act of Parliament must confer on veterans of the liberation struggle the
entitlements due to them under subsection (1);
AND WHEREAS it is desirable to make further provision for veterans of the
liberation struggle:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Parliament and President of Zimbabwe
as follows—
PART I
Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Act [Chapter
17:12].
2 Interpretation
In this Act—
“benefit” means any benefit in terms of this Act enjoyed by a veteran of the
liberation struggle or a dependant of a living or deceased veteran of the
liberation struggle;
“Board” means the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board established in
terms of section 3;
“Chief Director” means the Chief Director for Veterans of the Liberation
Struggle responsible for administration of matters relating to veterans of
the liberation struggle;
“dependant”, means—
(a) a child, including a step-child, legally adopted child or child born
posthumously, who has not attained the age of eighteen years and is
or was at the date of death of the veteran of the liberation struggle
concerned dependent upon him or her for support; or
(b) a widow or widower of a veteran of the liberation struggle;
as the case may be;
“ex-political prisoner, detainee or restrictee” means any person who after the
1st January, 1959, was imprisoned, detained, or restricted in Zimbabwe
for a period of at least six months, or for two or more periods amounting
to not less than six months, for political activity in connection with the
bringing about of Zimbabwe’s independence on the 18th April, 1980;
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“Fund” means the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Fund established in terms
of section 13;
“Gazetted land” means agricultural land acquired pursuant to the land reform
programme under section 72(2) of the Constitution or referred to in section
72(4) of the Constitution;
“Minister” means the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs or any
other Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the
administration of this Act;
“non-combatant cadre” means any person accredited as such in terms of this
Act who, having crossed any of Zimbabwe’s borders for purposes of
participating in the liberation struggle as a member of ZANLA or ZIPRA
forces but due to circumstances beyond his or her control did not get
military training and remained in the transit camp in Mozambique and
Zambia until 29th November, 1979;
“person who assisted the war veterans” means a war collaborator or a non-
combatant cadre;
“repealed law” has the same meaning as in section 27(1);
“scheme” means a scheme established in terms of section 12;
“transit camp” for the purposes of this Act means any camp for the temporary
accommodation of any persons who crossed Zimbabwe’s borders whether
or not for purposes of participating in the liberation struggle as a member
of the ZANLA or ZIPRA forces;
“vet” means to ascertain the credentials of any person claiming to be a veteran
of the liberation struggle whether as a war veteran, ex political prisoner,
detainee or restrictee, non-combatant cadre or war collaborator;
“veteran of the liberation struggle” means—
(a) a liberation war fighter; or
(b) an ex-political prisoner, detainee or restrictee; or
(c) a person who assisted the fighters in the war of liberation, that is to
say a war collaborator or a non-combatant cadre;
“vocational training” includes any form of education or training which, in the
opinion of the Minister, will permit a veteran of the liberation struggle
to support himself or herself and his or her dependants or will increase
his or her capacity to do so;
“war collaborator” means any person who had at least attained the age of 16
years by the 31st December, 1979, and who in the period between 1975
until the 29th February, 1980, was consistently and persistently closely
linked with the operations of the war veterans through any one or more
of the following actions—
(a) carrying out reconnaissance activities and providing information
for the benefit of the war veterans;
(b) delivering food, medication and clothing to the war veterans;
(c) carrying war veterans’ equipment from one point to another;
(d) fighting as, though not having been trained as, a war veterans;
(e) tending or giving sanctuary to wounded war veterans.
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“war veteran” means any person who underwent military training and
participated, consistently and persistently, as a member of either the
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) of ZANU or
Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) of ZAPU, in the
liberation struggle which occurred in Zimbabwe and in neighbouring
countries between the 1st January, 1962, and the 29th February, 1980, in
connection with the bringing about of Zimbabwe’s independence on the
18th April, 1980.
PART II
Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board
3 Establishment of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board
(1) There is hereby established a board to be known as the Veterans of the
Liberation Struggle Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of not less than ten and not more than thirteen
members appointed by the Minister consisting of the following—
(a) the Chief Director who shall be an ex officio member of the Board;
(b) a war veteran appointed by the Minister after consultation with the
President, who shall be the Chairperson of the Board;
(c) eight persons nominated by their respective organisations which, in the
Minister’s opinion, represent the interests of each of the following—
(i) war veterans;
(ii) ex-political prisoners, detainees and restrictees;
(iii) non-combatant cadres;
(iv) war collaborators;
(d) one representative from the Ministry;
(e) a registered legal practitioner; and
(f) the secretary of the Board.
(3) In appointing members of the Board in terms of subsection (2), the Minister
shall observe the provisions of sections 17 and 18 of the Constitution.
(4) If any organisation referred to in subsection (2)(c) fails to make any
nomination within a period of thirty days after having been invited to do so by the
Minister, the Minister may appoint any member of that organisation as a member of
the Board.
(5) The Vice-Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the whole Board at
its first sitting.
(6) An appointed member of the Board shall hold office for such period, not
exceeding five years, and on such terms and conditions, as may be fixed by the Minister
at the time of his or her appointment.
(7) Subject to this Act, a person ceasing to be a member of the Board shall be
eligible for reappointment to the Board.
(8) A member of the Board shall be paid out of the Fund such remuneration and
allowances as the Minister, with the approval of the Minister responsible for finance,
may fix for members of the Board generally.
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4 Functions of Board
The functions of the Board shall be—
(a) to advise the Minister on the establishment of any scheme in terms of this
Act or on any matter relating to any scheme;
(b) to address issues relating to rights, benefits and the general welfare of
veterans of the liberation struggle;
(c) to examine and determine any representations by any person claiming
entitlement to be accredited or registered as a veteran of the liberation
struggle or dependant where such accreditation or registration has been
refused by the Ministry;
(d) subject to this Act, to hear and determine any representations or complaints
made by any veteran of the liberation struggle or dependant of such veteran
relating to the grant, payment or delivery of any benefit to him or her;
(e) to perform any other function which the Minister may confer on the Board
for the purposes of this Act.
5 Powers of Board
For the purpose of carrying out its functions in terms of this Act, the Board shall,
through the Chairperson, have the power itself or through any member—
(a) to summon witnesses to give evidence before it or to produce any
document;
(b) to administer oaths and take evidence on oath and make such investigation
as the Board considers necessary;
(c) to examine or cause to be examined by such person as the Board may
authorise in that behalf any records or documents kept by any person
making any claim in terms of this Act;
(d) to administer the Fund;
(e) to do or cause to be done all other things that are necessary or expedient
for the exercise of its functions.
6 Reports of Board
(1) The Board—
(a) shall, within three months after the end of each financial year, submit to
the Minister a report dealing generally with the proceedings and activities
of the Board during that financial year; and
(b) shall, where required by the Minister to do so, submit to the Minister
such reports as the Minister may specify in regard to the proceedings and
activities of the Board; and
(c) may submit such other reports as the Board considers necessary.
(2) The Minister shall submit a report of the Board referred to in subsection (1)
(a) to Parliament within the first fourteen sitting days of the National Assembly after
the date when the Minister receives it.
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(3) A vetting officer shall not in the course of an inquiry under this section be
bound by the hearsay rule or other strict rules of evidence, and the vetting officer may
ascertain any relevant fact by any means which he or she thinks fit and which is not
unfair or unjust.
(4) Evidence may be adduced orally or in writing at an inquiry, at the discretion
of the vetting officer.
(5) Every vetting officer shall be furnished by the Chief Director with a portable
certificate identifying him or her as such, and shall produce such certificate at the request
of any interested person.
(6) For purposes of ascertaining the credentials of any person claiming to be
a veteran of the liberation struggle, the vetting officer shall admit and give due weight
to any of the following kinds of evidence—
(a) the sworn living testimonies of the claimants backed by accredited veterans
of the liberation struggle;
(b) the sworn living testimonies of persons who know or are related to or
were associated with the claimant;
(c) the sworn testimony of any person that was recorded before he or she
died;
(d) other independent documentary evidence not limited to written evidence
but including audio-visual or other kinds of acceptable evidence.
(7) The powers of a vetting officer under subsections (1) to (6) may be exercised
jointly with all the other vetting officers acting as a team for the purposes of subsection
(1) or, by agreement of the other vetting officers, may be exercised singly, in pairs or
in any combination of up to four vetting officers.
(8) On the conclusion of any vetting exercise and in any case not less frequently
than twice a year, the names of persons who have been identified as veterans of the
liberation struggle shall be listed and published in the Gazette and be deemed to be
provisionally accredited for a period of thirty days after such publication, at the end of
which period (subject to any appeal in terms of section 9) the person so listed shall be
deemed to be finally accredited as a veteran of the liberation struggle in the appropriate
category:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply so as to require any person who
before the date of commencement of this Act was registered under a repealed law to
be re-vetted or re-registered.
(9) Any person who on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person
intentionally and knowingly makes a false claim or falsifies any document with the
object of securing the accreditation of himself or herself or another person as a veteran
of the liberation struggle shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding
level 10 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine
and such imprisonment.
9 Appeals to Board
(1) The Board consisting of all (or at least a quorum of) members except for
the Chief Director shall be responsible for hearing and determining appeals by any
interested person aggrieved at the outcome of the vetting process.
(2) Any person who is aggrieved as mentioned in subsection (1) must appeal
to the Board in the prescribed form and manner within thirty days of receiving any
notice in connection with the vetting process.
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(3) If in the opinion of the Board the number of appeals is too numerous at
any time for them to be dealt with on an individual basis, the Board may direct that
the appeals be determined in such batches and at such times as it may decide:
Provided that the Board shall endeavour to determine every appeal no later
than six months after it has been lodged.
(4) For the purpose of determining an appeal the Board may require in writing
more information to be furnished to it within a specified time by the appellant or the
vetting officer concerned and may, in the case of an appellant, refuse to consider the
appeal unless such information is furnished.
(5) If despite any additional information furnished the Board, it is unable to
make a determination on an appeal, it may refer the matter back for a new inquiry to
be made under section 8, whether before the same vetting officer or team of vetting
officers or a different vetting officer or different team of vetting officers, as it may
direct.
(6) In referring any matter of an appeal back under subsection (5), the Board
may give such directions as to the conduct of the inquiry as seems to it best suited to
achieve a just outcome in the matter.
(7) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that any person aggrieved at the
outcome of an inquiry held under subsection (5) may appeal to the Board against such
outcome and the provisions of this section shall apply to such appeal.
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PART III
Schemes and Fund for Veterans of the Liberation Struggle
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14 Income of Fund
The Fund shall consist of—
(a) moneys appropriated for the purpose of the Fund by Parliament; or
(b) any gifts or grants made to the Fund by any person or authority or by the
government of any country; or
(c) any interest derived from or increase in any assets of the Fund in any
form whatsoever; or
(d) any other moneys to which the Fund may be lawfully entitled.
15 Object of Fund
Subject to this Act, the object to which the Fund is to be applied shall be the
rendering of such assistance and the disbursement of such benefits as in terms of this
Act as are specified to be rendered by or disbursed from the Fund to veterans of the
liberation struggle and their dependants.
16 Application of Fund
In order to give effect to the object of the Fund, the Fund may be applied to any
one or more of the following in accordance with any scheme established by or under
this Act —
(a) grants for the physical, mental or social rehabilitation of veterans of the
liberation struggle; or
(b) grants for manpower development with a view to providing veterans of
the liberation struggle with academic, technical, vocational or other skills
or any other training necessary to equip them for employment or gainful
occupation; or
(c) the provision of loans, whether with or without interest, and financial,
technical, managerial or any other form of assistance to veterans of the
liberation struggle involved in income-generating projects, whether
as individuals or as members of groups, associations or co-operative
societies; or
(d) grants for funeral expenses in respect of veterans of the liberation struggle.
17 Holding of Fund
(1) All moneys received on behalf of the Fund shall be paid into a banking
account and no moneys shall be withdrawn therefrom except by means of cheques
or transfer instruments signed by such persons as are authorised in that behalf by the
Minister.
(2) Moneys of the Fund not immediately required for the object of the Fund
may be invested in such manner as the Board, in consultation with the Minister, may
determine.
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(3) Not more than three months after the end of any financial year, an income
and expenditure account and balance sheet of the Fund shall be submitted to the
Auditor-General for audit, and, in relation to the Fund, the Auditor-General shall have
all the powers conferred upon him or her by the Public Finance and Management Act
[Chapter 22:19] in relation to the auditing of public moneys.
20 Internal auditor
(1) Section 80 of the Public Finance Management Act [Chapter 22:19] (Act No.
11 of 2009) shall apply, with any necessary changes, to the appointment of an internal
auditor to the Fund in all respects as if the Fund were a Ministry or department of a
Ministry.
(2) The functions of the internal auditor shall be—
(a) to monitor the financial administration and procedures of the Fund to
ensure that—
(i) proper accounting and bookkeeping transactions and procedures are
carried out; and
(ii) proper accounting records are maintained; and
(iii) adequate internal checks and controls are maintained; and
(iv) the assets of the Fund are properly accounted for; and
(v) all instructions and directives issued in terms of section 6 of the
Public Finance Management Act [Chapter 22:19] (Act No. 11 of
2009) are complied with;
and
(b) to assess the effectiveness of any projects undertaken by the Fund; and
(c) to perform any other function that may be assigned to him or her by the
Chief Director.
(3) In the performance of his or her functions, the internal auditor—
(a) shall have free access at all reasonable times to any records, books,
vouchers, documents and resources under the control of the Fund; and
(b) shall have direct access to the Chief Director; and
(c) may cause search to be made in and extracts to be taken from any record,
book, voucher or documents of the Fund; and
(d) may call upon any member of the staff of the Office to give, and shall
be entitled to receive without undue delay from that member, any
explanations and information the internal auditor may reasonably require
to enable him or her to perform his or her functions.
(4) If at any time it appears to the internal auditor that an offence has been
committed in relation to—
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(a) the collection, receipt, custody, control or payment of any moneys of the
Fund; or
(b) the receipt, custody, control, issue, sale, transfer or delivery of any Fund
property or State property assigned to the Office;
he or she shall immediately bring the matter to the notice of the Board, the Chief
Director and the Auditor-General.
(5) Whenever the internal auditor has completed any internal audit programme,
he or she shall prepare a report on the financial administration and accounting system
of the Fund, and may include in such report any instances of hindrance or obstruction
he or she has encountered in the discharge of his or her duties, and shall transmit copies
of such reports to the Board, the Chief Director and the Auditor-General.
PART IV
Benefits of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle
21 Resettlement benefit for veterans of the liberation struggle
(1) Veterans of the liberation struggle are entitled to be resettled on and receive
holdings of land within the allocation made for the benefit of such veterans of twenty
per centum of gazetted land, and to receive in relation to such land the same rights of
tenure as other resettled persons have.
(2) The Minister, in consultation with the Minister responsible for Lands,
Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement, shall take all necessary steps to ensure that
the veterans of the liberation struggle enjoy the benefit of the specified percentage of
gazetted land referred to in subsection (1).
(3) If for any reason an offer letter or other tenure right is lawfully withdrawn
from a veteran of the liberation struggle who wishes to continue engaging in agricultural
or other economic activities on the land, such veteran shall be entitled within a
reasonable time to be resettled on another piece of gazetted land of equivalent size.
PART V
General
25 Regulations
(1) The Minister may make regulations providing for all matters which by
this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in his or her opinion, are
necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) Regulations in terms of subsection (1) may provide for—
(a) the registration of the veterans of the liberation struggle;
(b) the promotion of the employment of veterans of the liberation struggle;
(c) the availing of benefits for veterans of the liberation struggle.
(3) Penalties for offences committed against regulations in terms of subsection
(1), may not exceed a fine of level 5 or one year’s imprisonment or both such fine and
such imprisonment.
26 Offences and penalties
Any person who—
(a) fails to report to the Board any matter required to be reported in terms of
section 22; or
(b) unlawfully and knowingly obtains or attempts to obtain a benefit which
he or she is not entitled to; or
(c) in connection with any application for registration as a veteran of the
liberation struggle or as a dependant thereof, makes a false statement
which he or she knows to be false or does not believe on reasonable
grounds to be true; or
(d) fails to apply the benefit granted to him or her in terms of this Act for
the purposes for which it was granted or to comply with any conditions
subject to which any benefit was granted; or
(e) in response to a request by the Board or a committee of the Board made in
connection with any proceedings under this Act, fails or refuses to provide
any information or to produce any document in his or her possession or
under his or her control; or
(f) having been summoned by the Board or any committee of the Board,
fails without sufficient cause to attend at the time and place specified in
the summons served on him or her or, having attended, leaves without
the permission of the Board or the committee; or
(g) having appeared before the Board or any committee of the Board—
(i) refuses to be sworn; or
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SCHEDULE (Section 3)
Provisions Applicable to the Board
Paragraph
1. Terms and conditions of office of members.
2. Disqualifications for appointment as member.
3. Vacation of office by members.
4. Dismissal of Board.
5. Filling of vacancies on Board.
6. Meetings and procedure of Board.
7. Committees of Board.
8. Remuneration and allowances of members of Board and committees.
9. Members of Board and committees to disclose certain connections and interests.
10. Minutes of proceedings of Board and committees.
11. Validity of decisions and acts of Board and committees.
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and that it is in the national interest to do so, the Minister may, by written notice to the
Chairperson, dismiss all members, and their offices shall become vacant as soon as the
Chairperson receives the notice.
(2) Before dismissing all the members in terms of subparagraph (1), the Minister
shall consult the President and act in accordance with any directions the President may
give him or her.
Filling of vacancies on Board
5. (1) Subject to this Schedule, within three months after a member’s death or
his or her vacation of office in terms of paragraph 3, the Minister shall appoint a person
to fill the vacancy.
(2) Within one month after dismissing all the members in terms of paragraph
4, the Minister shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies.
Meetings and procedure of Board
6. (1) The Board shall hold its first meeting on such date and at such place as the
Minister may fix, being not more than three months after the fixed date, and thereafter
the Board shall meet for the dispatch of business as often as is necessary or expedient
and, subject to this section, may adjourn, close and otherwise regulate its meetings and
procedure as it thinks fit:
Provided that the Board shall meet not less than four times in each financial
year.
(2) The Chairperson may himself or herself at any time and shall, at the request
in writing of not fewer than five members, convene a special meeting of the Board,
which meeting shall be convened for a date not sooner than seven days or later than
thirty days after receipt of such request.
(3) The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson, shall
preside at meetings of the Board.
(4) A majority of appointed members shall form a quorum at any meeting of
the Board.
(5) All acts, matters or things authorised or required to be done by the Board
may be decided by a majority vote at a meeting of the Board at which a quorum is
present.
(6) Subject to paragraph 9, at all meetings of the Board each member present
shall have one vote on each question before the Board:
Provided that—
(i) in the event of an equality of votes, the Chairperson or person
presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her
deliberative vote;
(ii) no member shall take part in the consideration or discussion of, or
vote on, any question before the Board which relates to his or her
vacation of office as a member.
(7) Any proposal circulated among all members of the Board and agreed to by a
majority of them shall have the same effect as a resolution passed at a duly constituted
meeting of the Board and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the next succeeding
meeting of the Board:
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Provided that, if a member requires that any such proposal be placed before
the Board, this subsection shall not apply to the proposal.
(8) With approval of the Minister, the Board may call any person to attend a
meeting of the Board and participate in its deliberations, but such person shall have no
vote in any decision by the Board.
Other committees of Board
7. (1) For the better exercise of its functions, the Board may establish committees
in which the Board may vest such of its functions as it considers appropriate:
Provided that the vesting of any function in a committee shall not divest
the Board of that function, and the Board may amend or rescind any decision of the
committee in the exercise of that function.
(2) On the establishment of a committee in terms of subparagraph (1), the
Board—
(a) shall appoint at least one member of the Board as a member of the
committee, and that member or one of those members, as the case may
be, shall be chairperson of the committee; and
(b) may appoint as members of the committee, on such terms and conditions
as the Board may fix, persons who are not members of the Board.
(3) Meetings of a committee may be convened at any time and at any place by
the chairperson of the committee.
(4) Subject to subparagraph (3) and to paragraphs 9 and 10, the procedure to
be followed at any meeting of a committee and the quorum at any such meeting shall
be as fixed by the Board.
Remuneration and allowances of members of Board and committees
8. (1) Members of the Board and of committees of the Board shall be paid—
(a) such remuneration, if any, as the Minister may fix; and
(b) such allowances to meet reasonable expenses incurred by them in
connection with the business of the Board or committee, as the case may
be.
(2) Remuneration payable to a member of the Board shall not be reduced during
his or her tenure of office.
Members of Board and committees to disclose certain connections and interests
9. (1) In this paragraph—
“relative”, in relation to a member of the Board or a committee, means the
member’s spouse, child, parent, brother or sister.
(2) Subject to subparagraph (4)—
(a) if a member of the Board or of a committee—
(i) knowingly acquires or holds a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in
any matter that is under consideration by the Board or the committee;
or
(ii) owns any property or has a right in property or a direct or indirect
pecuniary interest in a company or association of persons which
results in the member’s private interests coming or appearing to
come into conflict with his or her functions as a member; or
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